Medication for MS

Hi Aza, medication given to MS patients addresses the symptoms they experience, not MS directly. MS patients have a wide variety of conditions which may or may not be controlled by medication. Each patients symptoms could be unique to that person.

Disease Modifying medication is designed to slow progression, so no real 'effects' are felt. But medications to treat symptoms (such as spascisity, neuropathy, brain fog etc) can be quite effective. Getting the right balance of symptom treatment is unfortunately, like the diagnosis itself, quite hit and miss. 

Ive taken Baclofen/Magnesium for spasms and Pregabalin for nerve pain, and they have been successful in my case. Thanks to 3 relapses in quick succession I was given this medication plus Copaxone quite quickly, but everyone is unique in her disease progression and situation.

My experience has been that the doctors want you to start medication as quickly as possible.  The medication, according to the studies, slows down the progression of the disease.  I don't like medication so was not quick to get on it.  It was about 2 years.  Then I went to a support and people there diagnosed only months before were already on meds.  I thoght maybe I should start.  Lately I must admit that I haven't taken the meds for a few years.  It's for one of 2 reasons that I have yet to figure out.  Either I've gone back to believing I don't really have MS (this is crazy I know  -I had numbness for 2 week this summer and the head of neurology saw my MRI result and said I can  tell you that you don't have a benign case) OR it my dislike of meds.  I'm really bad.  I restarted my meds this week.  I dont 't know if the meds work but I think of it as my insurance policy.  I have to try.  I just have to keep at it.